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[MFE]Doc's.Shuttle
Aquitaine System
11:00 AM 3 February, 827 A.S
"John, are you sure you want to do this," asked his ship's commander, Nicole Schmidt.
"Nicole, I will be fine," Doc replied, "We are not the enemy here and I think they are smart enough to know that."
"John, I worry about you," she continued, "One of these times you will go unescorted by your security and get killed. I couldn't live with that......" She swallowed, "...nor would I want to explain that to Ashley."
He put his hands on her shoulders and looked her in the face and softly smiled, "I will be OK. Ashley will be OK. Just stay close to the ship when we land. To them, it is Bordeaux but to us, it is still Gaia, the planet where man is consumed by plants."
She just nodded as Doc pulled away, took her seat and began the command sequence.
"Bordeaux control, this is Commander Nicole Schmidt aboard the Med Force vessel Doc's Shuttle. We are about 30k from your location with Dr. John Holliday, requesting instruction, over."
She looked back at Doc who was sitting in a chair near her on the command bridge drinking some coffee, "You know, John, we really do need to change the name of this ship....."
They maintained course, awaiting instruction.